Archive · 27 May 2025
Climate Change Endangers Indigenous Languages in Bihar
Climate change is making it harder for people in Bihar, India, to live in their homes due to floods, droughts, and changing weather.
This causes people to move to cities, and they stop using their native languages.
Languages like Angika, Bajjika, Tharu, and Surjapuri are disappearing because of this.
When a language is lost, it also means that the unique stories and knowledge of the culture are lost.
Climate change threatens the survival of indigenous languages in Bihar.
Floods, droughts, and erratic weather patterns are forcing communities to migrate.
Languages such as Angika, Bajjika, Tharu, and Surjapuri are facing endangerment.
Migration to urban areas leads to decreased use of native languages in favor of Hindi or English.
Loss of language also causes a loss of traditional knowledge and vocabulary.
- Who
- Indigenous language speakers in Bihar, impacted by climate change
- What
- Climate change is endangering indigenous languages in Bihar, India.
- When
- Ongoing, with climate change's continued impact on the region.
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Why
- Climate change causes environmental disasters, leading to migration and loss of traditional language use.
- Location
- Bihar, India
- Endangered Languages
- Angika, Bajjika, Tharu, Surjapuri
- Primary Cause
- Climate change
- Environmental Impacts
- Floods, droughts, altered rainfall, heat waves
- Study Title
- An Analysis of Vulnerable Languages of Bihar from an Ecological Linguistic Perspective